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State legislators. Policy experts. Industry leaders. Three days focused on solving America's biggest challenges.
The Rainey Center National Summit is coming to Orlando, Dec 7–9, with keynote speaker @TheOfficerTatum
More info at the link in bio or below!
#RaineyCenter #StatePolicy
"Democracy is not a spectator sport." @katieharbath on what it means to panic responsibly when your feed feels overwhelming. From her Disrupting Politics launch with @SarahEHunt01 and @robsmithonline. #RaineyCenter #DisruptingPolitics
Easy to vote, hard to cheat. @SarahEHunt01 on how Rainey Center supports the state and local officials who run and shape America's elections. #RaineyCenter #FreeAndFairElections
Easy to vote. Hard to manipulate. Easy to track, reconcile and audit.
@jaldendaniels on why election security and voter access aren't opposites, whether you vote in person, by drop box or by mail.
Watch the full video at the link in bio.
#RaineyCenter #FreeAndFairElections #Midterms2026
How do you build ad transparency when you first have to define "politics"? @katieharbath on the decision she made at Facebook with no playbook, at her Disrupting Politics launch with @SarahEHunt01 and @robsmithonline. #RaineyCenter #DisruptingPolitics
What actually happens to your ballot?
Mark it: by hand or on an accessible ballot-marking device.
Scan it: counted at your polling place or a central office.
Keep the paper: nearly every system keeps a paper record that can be checked by hand.
Held to a standard: certified equipment is tested to roughly one error per 10 million ballot positions.
In 2024, over 98% of election jurisdictions used paper ballots or auditable paper records (U.S. Election Assistance Commission). That paper is what makes recounts and audits possible.
#RaineyCenter #PreparedVoter #ElectionIntegrity
ALT The Prepared Voter graphic: 'Anatomy of a ballot.' A paper ballot with four steps: mark it, scan it, keep the paper, held to a standard. 98%+ of election jurisdictions used paper ballots or auditable paper records in 2024.
AI can now imitate election officials, and chatbots can confidently give the wrong date, hours, or polling location. This month, New York's attorney general updated her voter guide after testing found chatbots giving wrong deadlines and false voting requirements.
Spot it: be wary of surprise messages, videos, or chatbot answers about when, where, or how to vote.
Check it: confirm with your state or county election office before you act on it or share it.
Report it: tell your election office. Knowingly spreading false voting information to keep people from voting can be illegal.
The most reliable source for any voting claim is the office that runs your election.
#RaineyCenter #PreparedVoter #AI
ALT The Prepared Voter graphic: 'Spot it. Check it. Report it.' AI can impersonate election officials and chatbots can get dates, hours, and locations wrong. A phone shows an AI reply stamped 'CHECK IT.'
Five days out, four quick checks make Tuesday simple:
1. Confirm your registration. Missed the deadline? 24 states and D.C. offer same-day registration.
2. Find your polling place, then check again before you go. Locations can change close to Election Day.
3. Know your state's ID rule. Requirements vary by state.
4. Preview your full ballot. Voters will decide 145 statewide measures on November 3.
All four take a few minutes on your state's Can I Vote page (link in bio or below), which links to your state's official election site.
Sources: U.S. Election Assistance Commission; Ballotpedia.
#RaineyCenter #PreparedVoter #Election2026
ALT The Prepared Voter graphic: 'Before you vote: four checks.' A path with four stops: confirm your registration, find your polling place, know your state's ID rule, preview your full ballot.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. If something goes wrong at the polls, you shouldn't have to search for who to call. Here's every number in one place:
• Find your polling place and state's official site: your state's Can I Vote page (link in bio or below)
• Problem at the polls: Election Protection, 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
• Right to vote denied: DOJ Voting Section, (800) 253-3931
• Threats or election fraud: FBI, 1-800-CALL-FBI
• Someone in danger: call 911 first
Save it now so it's on your phone Tuesday. Rules vary by state, so confirm yours with your election office. The full Prepared Voter guide is at the link in bio.
#RaineyCenter #PreparedVoter #ElectionDay
ALT The Prepared Voter graphic: 'Heading to the polls? Save this screen.' Someone in danger? Call 911 first. Find your polling place at nass.org/can-I-vote; problem at the polls, Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE; right to vote denied, DOJ Voting Section (800) 253-3931; threats or election fraud, FBI 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Accurate, certified results don't require keeping the public in the dark until certification.
@jaldendaniels explains how preliminary tallies, updated as ballots arrive, give voters transparency on election night while officials still verify every ballot before certifying.
Link below 👇
#RaineyCenter #VoterTrust
Googled where to vote? You probably got an AI summary. @katieharbath on the AI voters don't notice, and why checking sources against election officials matters. From her Disrupting Politics launch with @SarahEHunt01 and @robsmithonline. #RaineyCenter #AIandElections
1860: Pony Express riders carry news of Lincoln's election west in under a week.
1864: States expand absentee voting for Civil War soldiers.
@jaldendaniels on how mail and American elections have been intertwined ever since.
Watch the full video at the link in bio.
#RaineyCenter #FreeAndFairElections #Midterms2026
Social media didn't just disrupt elections for the worse. @katieharbath on the upside we've forgotten, and why the goal is to amplify the good and mitigate the bad. From her Disrupting Politics launch, hosted by @SarahEHunt01 and moderated by @robsmithonline. #RaineyCenter #DisruptingPolitics
The ranked choice tabulation itself? A click of a button.
As Utah County Clerk, @jaldendaniels produced RCV results on election night. The delays elsewhere come from collecting, verifying, and centralizing ballots, not from the ranked choice count.
Link below 👇
#RaineyCenter #ElectionAdministration
Forget AI slop. @katieharbath is watching "AI candy": AI content we can't detect and don't mind because it's entertaining. Why that matters for politics heading into 2028, from her Disrupting Politics launch with @SarahEHunt01 and @robsmithonline.
#RaineyCenter #AIandElections
"We can disagree about who should win and still build an election system we can trust together." — Josh Daniels, Rainey Center Director of Election Policy
Americans who want stronger safeguards and Americans who depend on mail voting share the same goal: making every lawful ballot secure and accountable. Josh lays out how in his latest Substack, "Delivering Democracy Through Secure Mail Voting." Link in bio.
#RaineyCenter #FreeAndFairElections #Midterms2026
Read "Delivering Democracy Through Secure Mail Voting" by @jaldendaniels: raineycenter.substack.com/p/…
Ranked choice voting doesn't cause delayed results. The tally takes seconds.
Former Utah County Clerk @jaldendaniels ran Utah's first RCV elections. In our new Substack, he explains that the real bottlenecks are mail ballot windows and whether states release preliminary tallies. With Alaska and Maine's Senate races in the spotlight, faster and more transparent reporting builds trust.
Link below 👇
#RaineyCenter #ElectionAdministration
